Portsmouth · England
Care Home Hog Roast for Tipner
Something for nearly everyone: hog roast rolls, lamb, rotisserie chicken, halloumi skewers and a vegan option, with salads and potatoes on the side. Book a hog roast day in Tipner.
- Milestone days for the home
- Family days with visitors
- Garden fêtes
Book a hog roast in Tipner
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Tipner
In Tipner, care homes book us for fêtes, open days and family days, with residents, staff and visitors eating together. For days for relatives and thank-you meals for staff, we’ll put together a menu of new potatoes, thinly carved roast pork and roast potatoes for your residents.
In Tipner, care homes, a hog roast day brings a sense of occasion. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
- Where
- Tipner (PO2)
- County
- Portsmouth
- From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Also available
- Lamb, chicken, halloumi skewers (V), vegan option (Ve)
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
The process
Expect a calm, organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up where we have agreed, and roast, carve and serve without fuss. In Tipner, December daylight ends around 4:00pm, so winter hog roast days are best kept to lunchtime.
- You tell us when, how many and where.
- We confirm the spot with your manager and quote.
- On the day we set up outdoors and roast through the morning.
- We serve in the dining room or garden, as you prefer.
- We clear away quietly and leave the grounds tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Let us know about tight access
- Make sure the cooking area is away from walls, tents and trees
- Pick a flat, open area outside for cooking
How to get a price
Planning ahead? Popular dates fill up early, so ask early for summer Saturdays and December. Tell us your date and we’ll check it: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Tipner questions
What’s the nearest station to Tipner?
The closest is Portsmouth & Southsea station, roughly 1.4 miles away.
Is Tipner close to London?
About 64 miles from central London, and well within our area.
How much will it be?
Numbers, menu and travel decide the price. Tell us your date and we’ll send a price.
How big a hog will we need?
The roast is chosen to suit how many you are feeding, so tell us your best estimate. The quote sets it out.
Can families and staff join in?
Many homes make it a family day.
Do you provide allergen information?
We provide full allergen information for every dish. Stuffing typically contains gluten, and gluten-free rolls are available.
Do you offer gluten-free rolls?
Ask for gluten-free rolls and we will bring them. We will give you full allergen information for every dish.
Do residents have to eat rolls?
We can carve thinly and serve on plates with potatoes and apple sauce.
Perfect for your care home event in Tipner
It turns a normal day into an event.
We are regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Tipner, such as:
- Family days with visitors
- Sheltered housing gatherings
- Open afternoons
- Staff thank-you lunches
Families coming by rail can use the station: Portsmouth & Southsea station, about 1.4 miles south, is the nearest station.
Questions to ask before booking
- Who carves and who serves
- The deposit, balance and cancellation terms
- The space, cover and access they need
- If the price includes VAT
A hog roast compared with other options
Next to staff cooking, we take the cooking off your team. Cost depends on numbers, menu choices and service time, along with distance and how easy the site is. There’s no one-size price, which is why each one gets its own quote.
Why us?
- A clear quote with everything listed
- Choices for people who don’t eat pork
- The classics: stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- We bring everything to cook and serve
Read our pricing or our hog roast cost guide.
A closer look at the menu
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Our vegetarian option is halloumi and vegetable skewers: grilled halloumi with vegetables.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, roasted until golden.
Planners, venues and businesses
For workplace bookings, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We work to the site’s rules.
Venues often have rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Ask early, and pass on anything they need from us.
What a hog roast costs
Each price is built from:
- The date and time of year
- Access to the cooking area
- Which meats and sides you choose
- How many people are eating
A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. Extras, china and longer service add to it.
What to tell us
When you enquire, please mention:
- Allergies we should know about
- An estimate of numbers
- Where the roaster could go, ideally with a photo
- Your date and serving time
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your care home event for a quote: use our quote form.
Planning the cooking spot
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way:
- Seating for residents
- A named contact on the day
- Clear of ambulance and delivery access
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
On the menu in Tipner
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Salads
- Rotisserie chicken
- Roast pork, carved
- Roast potatoes
Care homes around Tipner
Tipner is about 1 mile north-west of Portsmouth, in Portsmouth. We set up the roaster at homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Tipner. Tipner is one of 19 towns and villages in Portsmouth we cover. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 15 miles away.
Tipner is on or near the M275 and A2047, so access for our equipment is simple. Milton Locks is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. The coast is within about 3 miles, and a day in the garden may bring back seaside memories.
We cover care home events in every part of the PO2 postcode area. Streets in the area include Knox Road, Croft Road and Whaley Road, and a care home event on any of them works with a garden, drive or yard for the roaster. Being close to the M275 and A2047, Tipner is easy for us to reach. If your venue is just outside Tipner, we also cover North End (1 mile east), Rudmore (1 mile south-east), Portsmouth (1 mile south-east), Landport (1 mile south) and Hilsea (1 mile north-east).
Nearby you will also find Royal Portsmouth Hospital (1.2 miles south) and Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum (0.8 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Milton Locks and Portsdown Hill.
- Nearby schools include Mayfield School (0.8 miles east) and St Edmund's Catholic School (1.3 miles south)
- Local pubs include Mother Shipton pub (less than half a mile north-east)
- Local facilities include Southsea (2.5 miles south)
More for events in Tipner
Looking after everyone
We give full allergen information for every dish. To help:
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Count residents who need an alternative
We arrive early and set up outdoors, following your sign-in and safety rules.
Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
- Roasted on site for several hours, outdoors under cover
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards